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Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a major party
fundraiser, was sworn in as governor of Virginia yesterday, cheered on by his friends former
President Bill Clinton and potential White House contender Hillary Clinton.

McAuliffe, 56, who led a Democratic sweep of the three top offices in the swing state, took the
oath at the state Capitol, which was designed by Thomas Jefferson.

The governor, who has never before held public office, in November narrowly defeated Republican
Ken Cuccinelli, the outgoing attorney general and a favorite of the party’s conservative tea party
wing.

For the first time in a quarter century, Democrats hold the state’s top elective posts:
governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

“The next four years will be our moment to again show Americans what can be accomplished by
mainstream leaders, and to show Virginians that we will live up to their expectations of
consensus-driven progress,” McAuliffe told the audience at his inauguration.